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March 2, 2026Look Back in Time! When Salt River Began Its Unique Relationship with MLB
Major League Baseball is back.
It all kicks off with spring training in Arizona and Florida. Half of the teams play in Arizona’s Cactus League, while the other half play in the Grapefruit League in Florida. For a little over two months, baseball teams play in exhibition games throughout the Valley. What makes the Cactus League so special is that all the venues are within driving distance from one another, some less than 30 minutes.
The award-winning Salt River Fields at Talking Stick held its grand opening on Feb. 11, 2011, as the first and only Major League Baseball spring training facility built on Native land. This year Salt River Fields will be celebrating 15 years as a premier venue for baseball and many other special events that take place in the Community. Feb. 20 marks the first spring training game, a cross-field battle between the two host teams, the Arizona Diamondbacks and the Colorado Rockies. The Feb. 20 game also will be SRPMIC Day at Salt River Fields.
The 11,000-seat ballpark spreads across 140 acres and makes a positive impact on the Community as a SRPMIC enterprise. Let’s look back to the unique history of Salt River Fields at Talking Stick.
DIAMONDBACKS VS. ROCKIES FIRST GAME SCORES
Inaugural Game 2011 Diamondbacks 7 – Rockies 8
2012 Diamondbacks 10 – Rockies 7
2013 Diamondbacks 2 – Rockies 11
2014 Diamondbacks 0 – Rockies 11
2015 Diamondbacks 6 – Rockies 2
2016 Diamondbacks 5 – Rockies 6
2017 Diamondbacks 4 – Rockies 8
2018 Diamondbacks 5 – Rockies 2
2019 Diamondbacks 3 – Rockies 7
2020 Diamondbacks 0 – Rockies 3
2021 Diamondbacks 2 – Rockies 5
2022 Diamondbacks 3 – Rockies 5
2023 Diamondbacks 5 -Rockies 12
2024 Diamondbacks 0 – Rockies 3
2025 Diamondbacks 8 – Rockies 12
